Import/export HS code 73063018: Various iron or steel circular pipes

Circular pipes made of iron or steel, not cold-drawn or cold-rolled

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Turkey 11,644,763
Italy 6,737,569
Netherlands 1,807,356
Switzerland 1,337,725
Germany 1,262,238

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Turkey 6,333,444 5,311,319 -1,022,125
Italy 3,114,566 3,623,003 +508,437
Netherlands 804,389 1,002,967 +198,578
Switzerland 572,663 765,062 +192,399
Germany 565,871 696,367 +130,496
France 541,275 432,417 -108,858
Belgium 85,591 731,002 +645,411
China 356,619 322,649 -33,970
Portugal 108,670 85,406 -23,264
India 123,407 22,828 -100,579

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Turkey 11,648,595
Italy 5,617,509
Netherlands 2,102,606
India 1,957,828
Switzerland 1,427,242

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Turkey 6,333,444 5,315,151 -1,018,293
Italy 2,119,526 3,497,983 +1,378,457
Netherlands 992,992 1,109,614 +116,622
India 1,074,928 882,900 -192,028
Switzerland 638,388 788,854 +150,466
Germany 352,702 468,965 +116,263
France 524,970 268,554 -256,416
China 400,617 353,896 -46,721
Portugal 108,670 144,618 +35,948
Spain 62,122 87,558 +25,436

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10
Inner London - West 5
Cheshire 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
West Midlands 10 8 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Cheshire 1 3 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,917,053
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,831,189
Air transport 275,246
Other 68,856
Road transport 1,609

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,350,618 6,566,435 -784,183
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,314,659 6,516,530 +1,201,871
Air transport 134,701 140,545 +5,844
Other 40,854 28,002 -12,852
Road transport 1,609 0 -1,609

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,512,463
Warrenpoint Harbour 4,835,529
Liverpool Docks 3,107,443
Immingham Docks 1,886,632
Felixstowe 1,727,946

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 2,084,472 3,427,991 +1,343,519
Warrenpoint Harbour 3,005,080 1,830,449 -1,174,631
Liverpool Docks 1,596,029 1,511,414 -84,615
Immingham Docks 1,234,901 651,731 -583,170
Felixstowe 1,467,821 260,125 -1,207,696
Hull 756,376 817,054 +60,678
Killingholme 272,785 851,912 +579,127
Harwich 361,335 486,734 +125,399
Newport 412,744 404,548 -8,196
Belfast Port 271,639 506,298 +234,659

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
30
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
15
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
10
Manufacture of basic metals
5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 17
2026-04 15
2026-03 13
2026-02 18
2026-01 17

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 41
54m+ 25
15m-54m 10
Other 7
0-1m 5

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 2,387,572
France 1,996,388
Belgium 1,913,218
Netherlands 1,481,528
Italy 1,009,326

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 1,151,317 1,236,255 +84,938
France 818,165 1,178,223 +360,058
Belgium 934,328 978,890 +44,562
Netherlands 719,204 762,324 +43,120
Italy 368,540 640,786 +272,246
United States 6,014 358,432 +352,418
Poland 11,367 252,944 +241,577
Turkey 176,413 0 -176,413
Israel 96,327 45,000 -51,327
Canada 58,701 57,996 -705

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Italy 5,278
Romania 3,636
Germany 2,851
Sweden 1,094
Slovakia 927

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 128 5,150 +5,022
Romania 3,478 158 -3,320
Germany 2,851 0 -2,851
Sweden 428 666 +238
Slovakia 927 0 -927
India 644 0 -644
XI 491 0 -491
Austria 227 0 -227
Netherlands 127 26 -101
China 0 97 +97

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,804,816
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,171,583
Air transport 227,130
Other 29,122

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,114,979 4,689,837 +574,858
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 314,229 857,354 +543,125
Air transport 124,129 103,001 -21,128
Other 11,285 17,837 +6,552

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,892,275
Heysham 1,588,544
London 538,854
Immingham Docks 482,943
Felixstowe 457,194

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,996,190 2,896,085 +899,895
Heysham 690,898 897,646 +206,748
London 107,241 431,613 +324,372
Immingham Docks 467,731 15,212 -452,519
Felixstowe 53,423 403,771 +350,348
Liverpool Docks 264,359 144,102 -120,257
Harwich 34,968 359,273 +324,305
Holyhead 184,775 172,326 -12,449
Portsmouth 314,427 4,975 -309,452
Poole 125,446 108,782 -16,664

Quick facts

HS code: 73063018

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Circular pipes made of iron or steel, not cold-drawn or cold-rolled